Andrew Benton wrote: > On Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:37 -0600 > Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [email protected] wrote: >>> Author: andy >>> + <para><parameter>--disable-nis</parameter>: This option disables >>> building >>> + Network Information Service/Yellow Pages support in pam_unix and >>> pam_access >>> + as the needed headers files are no longer installed by glibc.</para>
>> Andy is this true? LFS-7.0 has an errata that shows how to install the >> headers and LFS-svn does it in the book. I'm not sure about libraries >> though. >> >> I admit that few users use nis any more and if the capability is needed >> at all, then the use of ldap is preferred. > I may have been a bit hasty, I was not aware that the book now had > instructions to copy the rpc headers by hand. I'll (or you can) revert > the change if you want, but I think that we should install linux-PAM > with --disable-nis because the functionality it depends on is > deprecated in glibc so we can't rely on it being available in the > future. Plus, as you say, few users use nis any more. > I just think it's simpler this way. Oh, I agree with the the setting. I was just asking about the statement about needed headers not being installed. I'd just suggest changing the needed headers files are no longer installed by glibc to nis is deprecated in glibc. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
